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Houston, TX vs Allen, TX

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Highlights
- Allen spends 16.2% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Allen than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Allen had 20.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$9,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8214.9316.23
 Students per Librarian14708004573
 Students per Counselor473405530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%19.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%54.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Allen    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Originally from Dallas, we moved to Allen 2013. We love the schools, my kids are getting a great education. My daughter was tested in the gifted program as soon as we  More

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Over 7 years ago

Allen is quite possibly the best city I've ever had the privilege of visiting. Everyone you meet is courteous, helpful, and respectable. The town fully supports one  More

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Over 8 years ago

We are planning a move to Allen, Texas and would like to know how many months out of the year are warm enough to swim? Getting ready to make an offer on a home and  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN ALLEN, TEXAS
75002 75013

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